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NSC 2008: Eric Kinderman [#72]
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On this page, you will find information about
Eric Kinderman, who is competing
at the 2008 National SCRABBLE® Championship.
This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time.
This player currently has a record of 12-16, -481, and is ranked
#105 in Division 2.
Lower on this page, you can find brief self-reported biographical details of the player,
statistics on the player’s past several years of rated tournament play in North America,
a graphic showing the player’s ups and downs at this tournament,
and a round-by-round report on the player’s opponents and games.
Background Information | ![[photo of Eric Kinderman]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/k/kinderman_eric.jpg)
| Given name(s): Eric Surname(s): Kinderman Home: Burlington, VT, United States Hobbies: Phish, Liverpool FC, and tennis Occupation: English Teacher NSC 2005 Division: 3 NSC 2005 Rank: 2/134, 20-8 +1510 |
Round by Round | High score: 537 Average for: 375 Average against: 393 | Round 1 | ![[photo of Luise Shafritz]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/shafritz_luise_2.jpg)
| Kinderman played #109 Luise Shafritz (Las Vegas, NV) and won 398 to 397 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 1-0, +1. | Round 2 | ![[photo of Alan Stern]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/stern_alan_2.jpg)
| Kinderman played #120 Alan Stern (Shadow Hills, CA) and won 435 to 300 (a spread of 135). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 2-0, +136. | Round 3 | ![[photo of Ryan Fischer]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/f/fischer_ryan.jpg)
| Kinderman played #42 Ryan Fischer (Charlotte, NC) and won 440 to 366 (a spread of 74). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 3-0, +210. Kinderman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 4 | ![[photo of Lisa Slankard]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/slankard_lisa_2.jpg)
| Kinderman played #114 Lisa Slankard (Chicago, IL) and won 456 to 319 (a spread of 137). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 4-0, +347. | Round 5 | ![[photo of Kevin Rickhoff]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/r/rickhoff_kevin.jpg)
| Kinderman played #105 Kevin Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and won 434 to 363 (a spread of 71). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 5-0, +418. | Round 6 | ![[photo of Roy Kamen]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/k/kamen_roy.jpeg)
| Kinderman played #69 Roy Kamen (Covina, CA) and won 394 to 384 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 6-0, +428. | Round 7 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Kinderman played #115 Charles Smith (Durham, NC) and lost 385 to 413 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 6-1, +400. Kinderman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 8 | ![[photo of Shannon Burns]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/b/burns_shannon_2.jpg)
| Kinderman played #15 Shannon Burns (Airdrie AB) and lost 312 to 413 (a spread of -101). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 6-2, +299. | Round 9 | ![[photo of Alex Fiszbein]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/f/fiszbein_alex_3.jpg)
| Kinderman played #44 Alex Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and lost 269 to 435 (a spread of -166). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 6-3, +133. | Round 10 | ![[photo of R. Jason Sommer]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/sommer_rjason.jpg)
| Kinderman played #117 R Jason Sommer (Solvang, CA) and lost 332 to 427 (a spread of -95). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 6-4, +38. | Round 11 | ![[photo of Ben Harrison]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/h/harrison_ben_3.jpg)
| Kinderman played #54 Ben Harrison (Cambridge, MA) and won 405 to 348 (a spread of 57). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 7-4, +95. | Round 12 | ![[photo of Joel Horn]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/h/horn_joel.jpg)
| Kinderman played #62 Joel Horn (Reading, MA) and lost 321 to 356 (a spread of -35). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 7-5, +60. | Round 13 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Kinderman played #76 Curtis Lee (Jacksonville, FL) and lost 354 to 368 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 7-6, +46. | Round 14 | ![[photo of David Weiss]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/w/weiss_david_3.jpg)
| Kinderman played #132 David Weiss (Billings, MT) and lost 316 to 472 (a spread of -156). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 7-7, -110. | Round 15 | ![[photo of Brett Haughney]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/h/haughney_brett.jpg)
| Kinderman played #55 Brett Haughney (Chicago, IL) and lost 318 to 430 (a spread of -112). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 7-8, -222. | Round 16 | ![[photo of Daniel Stock]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/stock_dan.jpg)
| Kinderman played #122 Daniel Stock (Rocky River, OH) and lost 334 to 486 (a spread of -152). Current ranking: #96. Current record: 7-9, -374. | Round 17 | ![[photo of Glenda Short]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/short_glenda.jpg)
| Kinderman played #111 Glenda Short (Oklahoma City, OK) and won 435 to 423 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 8-9, -362. | Round 18 | ![[photo of Richard Popper]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/p/popper_richard_2.jpg)
| Kinderman played #101 Richard Popper (Wilmington, DE) and lost 388 to 422 (a spread of -34). Current ranking: #96. Current record: 8-10, -396. | Round 19 | ![[photo of Elspeth Abbate]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/a/abbate_elspeth.jpg)
| Kinderman played #1 Elspeth Abbate (Venice, FL) and won 358 to 341 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 9-10, -379. | Round 20 | ![[photo of Scott P. Leifer]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/l/leifer_scott.jpeg)
| Kinderman played #78 Scott Leifer (Middleboro, MA) and lost 325 to 328 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 9-11, -382. | Round 21 | ![[photo of Karen Fishman]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/f/fishman_karen.jpg)
| Kinderman played #43 Karen Fishman (Stamford, CT) and won 537 to 394 (a spread of 143). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 10-11, -239. | Round 22 | ![[photo of Terry Kang Rau]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/w/withheld.gif)
| Kinderman played #104 Terry Kang Rau (New Britain, CT) and won 423 to 283 (a spread of 140). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 11-11, -99. | Round 23 | ![[photo of Keith Hagel]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/h/hagel_keith_2.jpg)
| Kinderman played #52 Keith Hagel (Waterville, ME) and lost 373 to 375 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 11-12, -101. | Round 24 | ![[photo of Robert Gillis]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/g/gillis_robert.jpeg)
| Kinderman played #48 Robert Gillis (Owens X Roads, AL) and lost 295 to 394 (a spread of -99). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 11-13, -200. | Round 25 | ![[photo of John Karris]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/k/karris_john.jpg)
| Kinderman played #70 John Karris (San Jose, CA) and lost 349 to 428 (a spread of -79). Current ranking: #96. Current record: 11-14, -279. | Round 26 | ![[photo of Rebecca Lambert]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/l/lambert_rebecca.jpg)
| Kinderman played #75 Rebecca Lambert (Columbia, MD) and lost 311 to 479 (a spread of -168). Current ranking: #106. Current record: 11-15, -447. | Round 27 | ![[photo of Jeff Martin]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/m/martin_jeff.jpg)
| Kinderman played #85 Jeff Martin (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 421 to 473 (a spread of -52). Current ranking: #112. Current record: 11-16, -499. | Round 28 | ![[photo of Carol Dustin]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/d/dustin_carol_2.jpg)
| Kinderman played #33 Carol Dustin (Minneapolis, MN) and won 392 to 374 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #105. Current record: 12-16, -481. |
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